William C. Robinson (politician)
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William Cornforth Robinson (12 July 1861 – 11 June 1931) was a British Labour Member of Parliament. Born in Carlton, West Riding of Yorkshire, he began work at the age of ten in a mill in Burnley. At the age of 17 he organised a trade union after experiencing a 20-week-long strike. By 1894 he had become the general secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers, a position he held to the end of his life. He was president of the United Textile Factory Workers Association from 1913 to 1919. For many years he was a member of the Labour Party National Executive.
In 1911 and 1918 he ran for election at Oldham, and again in 1920 in Ashton-under-Lyne. He was elected at Elland in 1922 but lost the seat in 1923. He won it again in 1924 and held it until 1929.
- [self-published source] [better source needed]
- The Times, obituary of William Cornforth Robinson, 12 June 1931
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005:
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeorge Taylor Ramsden | Member of Parliament for Elland 1922–1923 | Succeeded bySir Robert Kay |
| Preceded bySir Robert Kay | Member of Parliament for Elland 1924–1929 | Succeeded byCharles Buxton |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byKeir Hardie | Chair of the Labour Party 1910–1911 | Succeeded byBen Turner |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded byJ. Ashton | General Secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers 1890 – 1931 | Succeeded byJames Stott |
| Preceded byWilliam Mullin | President of the United Textile Factory Workers' Association 1913 – 1919 | Succeeded byWalter Gee |
| Preceded byEdward L. Poulton and Herbert Smith | Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1923 With: Robert Barrie Walker | Succeeded byCharlie Cramp and Alonzo Swales |